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The FCC has confirmed that on December 12th, it will consider a proposal that would give airlines the option to let passengers make cellphone calls during flight. But the Commission is also attempting to head off any consumer unrest over such a change, underlining the fact that airlines (and their …

Google generated more revenue than ever—$14.9 billion—in the just-reported third quarter of 2013. That was up 12% on the same quarter of 2012, beating street expectations and sending the stock up 6% in after-hours trading. So how did the company do it? Advertisements on good old-fashioned …

Like NASA, the European Space Agency is actively pursuing 3D-printed metal components for use in spacecraft, planes, and even nuclear fusion applications. The ESA has unveiled printed parts made from metal that it says can withstand temperatures of up to 3500 degrees Celsius, far beyond the limits …

<i>Consumer Reports</i> released its review on the iPhone 5s and 5c this week with an interesting take on Apple’s new hardware. Its reviewers praised Apple’s fingerprint recognition system known as Touch ID found on the iPhone 5s, and acknowledged the iPhone 5c as a budget-friendly device for consumers, …

Fuz Design’s EverDock lets you dock all kinds of devices, and it looks good while doing it. The Kickstarter project, which wraps up on Thursday, has an attractive aluminum design that matches Apple’s aesthetics.<p>The dock will come in single and double versions and is fitted for Lightning, 30-pin …

BlackBerry is alive and kicking. Really.<p>That would be the reasoning behind a release issued by the company on Wednesday touting a commitment to its BlackBerry 10 platform by KPMG. BlackBerry said that KPMG's Italian operations have ordered 3,500 BlackBerry 10 devices and have committed to using …

Google Glass wearers were treated to some new features with this month's XE10 update, but what's hiding under the hood might be even more promising. <i>Android Police</i> posted their APK teardown earlier today, and their findings are nothing if not intriguing. Among the features that may be on the horizon …

The Arab Spring unleashed massive, region-wide political turmoil, unseated longtime strongmen and it's still playing out. But what did it all cost?<p>A lot, according to a new report from the bank HSBC:<p>"Nearly three years on, the economic and human cost of the Arab Spring continues to mount. In the …

<i>This originally appeared on LinkedIn. You can follow Chris Fralic here and on Twitter at @chrisfralic.</i><p>Ten years ago today, Apple did something extraordinary, but it didn’t seem like it at the time. Like the story of a butterfly flapping its wings and eventually causing a tsunami halfway around the …